Blake Lively has accused Justin Baldoni, her co-star and director of the movie “Harlem”, of sexual harassment.
TMZ Lively alleges a series of sexual harassment and attempts to damage her reputation.
Baldoni’s team said in the following email: people The magazine called the allegations “false, outrageous and intentionally despicable with the intent to publicly harm the public.” she denies it.
The suit alleges that Lively’s concerns about Baldoni’s behavior led to a meeting attended by all involved, including Blake’s husband Ryan Reynolds, during filming.
According to the document, issues raised during the meeting included “no more showing of nude videos or images of women to Blake, no mention of Baldoni’s past ‘porn addiction’ allegations, “Stop discussing sexual conquest in the United States.” No more mentions of the cast and crew’s genitals, no more questions about Blake’s weight, no more mentions of Blake’s dead father, no additions of sex scenes, oral sex, etc. . The camera is climaxed by BL outside of the script. BL was approved when signing the project. ”
According to the complaint, distributor Sony Pictures complied with Lively’s demands, but Baldoni allegedly waged a campaign on social media to “destroy” her reputation.
Lively said in a statement. new york times“I hope that my legal action will help bring to a close the evil retaliatory tactics that harm those who speak out about wrongdoing, and help protect others who may be targeted. .”
Based on the best-selling novel by Colleen Hoover, “It Ends with Us” tells the story of a woman (played by Lively) who moves to a new city. She falls in love with a new man, played by Baldoni, but he becomes abusive, and the situation is further complicated when her first love reappears.
Rumors of a rift between Baldoni and Lively, as well as other cast members, persisted throughout the year. In August, after a fan pointed out that Hoover, Lively, and the other women in this cast were not following Baldoni on social media, cast member Brandon Skrenner posted on Instagram, “Colleen and the other women in this cast… Standing for hope, perseverance, and women.” To denigrate the women who believed so strongly in the message of this film and who put their heart and soul into making it seems counterproductive and actually detracts from the content of this film. The point is the opposite. ”
